WHO IS THE GENIUS ON THIS BOARD???

[wordstew]

The Luxeon reds are 3-4 watts. I hoping this is enough juice for the BCM to operate properly

[ChevyHighPerformance]

Originally Posted by wordstew

The Luxeon reds are 3-4 watts. I hoping this is enough juice for the BCM to operate properly

Are you considering the Luxeon III's? What power current level were you going to run them at? Do you have a heatsink? Are you going to use a current regulator or just a resistor?

To test if the flasher is current based, you can probably disconnect the connector from a turn-signal bulb, for example, and see if the flash rate changes (or disconnect both front and rear and connect a voltmeter to see if the voltage switches at the normal rate between B+ and gnd). The BCM supplies voltage to the turn signal bulbs. I'm guessing that BCM control the switching rate independent of bulb current.

I would place a capacitor across the LED's terminals to act as a voltage snubber and place a diode (1n4001) antiparallel to the LED to prevent any reverse voltage transients on the Luxeon.